Two former top officials with the Department of Citywide Adminstrative Services — Commissioner Stacey Cumberbatch and Deputy Commissioner Ricardo Morales — have accused de Blasio and members of his inner circle of pressuring them to give Singh a break on the back rent. The restaurant sat on city property.

In May 2016, Hizzoner promised to release a list of campaign donors who got no favors from the city, but he has yet to do so.